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Queensland munitions company NIOA has installed a new ballistics data acquisition system at their testing complex in Brisbane, capable of measuring real-time projectile velocity and location.

The US Army has conducted the first ever live firing of its long-range MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) on Australian soil during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023 | Nigel Pittaway

Western Australia hosted a joint United States-Australian exercise on July 29 to explore how the Australian Defence Force (ADF) can employ long-range fires capabilities for both land and maritime strike.

First pass approval of LAND 200 Phase 3 Battlefield Command Systems project names Systematic as a sole-source tenderer for Tranche 1 Battle Management System – Command and Control software applications.

The ADF deployed technicians and health personnel under Operation Render Safe to support the assessment and safe disposal of an unexploded ordnance, discovered at a residential and industrial area in Nauru.

Hanwha Defense Australia has secured the contract to build 129 Redback infantry fighting vehicles for the Commonwealth under Land 400 Phase 3.

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence is struggling to complete its major equipment acquisition programs despite introducing new capabilities to the NZDF, due to lack of personnel and the long-term impact of COVID-19.

Personnel from seven nations combined their skills in a live fire exercise in the Shoalwater Bay Training Area (SWBTA) on the opening day of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2023.

SitaWare software from Danish company Systematic has been sole-sourced for Army’s new digital command and control system under Project Land 200 Phase 3 Tranche 1, a CASG industry brief advised on 24 July.

Aquaterro has received its first purchase order for the new Sidearm Weapon System (SWS) under the Australian Defence Force Land 159 Program.

The EOS AS-65 gimbal has been chosen as the positioning component for the L3Harris Vehicle Agnostic Modular Palletized ISR Rocket Equipment.

Nearly four years since Defence issued its Land 400 Phase 3 Request for Tender, both shortlisted contenders are still awaiting notification of who is to supply Army with what will be a drastically-reduced number of Infantry Fighting Vehicles. 

Fourteen years after handing its four Beechcraft 350 Super King Air aircraft to Air Force, the Australian Army has once again decided it needs a fixed-wing support capability.

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Army to prioritise littoral manoeuvre

One of the main recommendations of the recent Defence Strategic Review is the renewed focus on littoral manoeuvre, at the expense of Army’s wish for 450 Infantry Fighting Vehicles.

The Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian and Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters are two capabilities singled out in the recent Defence Strategic Review.

The Australian Maritime Alliance welcomed Saab Australia today as a key partner for the Land 8710 Phase 1A Littoral Manoeuvre Vessel - Medium (LMV-M) program.